Should you invest in certificates in order to better yourself? I have seen people inside/outside my team with certain certificates pertaining to Supply Chain Professional XYZ and such. Would it benefit you in the near future to obtain one?

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Certificates that are actually valued, yes. Not some random bullshit certification you get in an hour for free

Couldn’t agree with you more!

Yes, in our industry, I think that certificates are helpful in getting you to the next step in your career when you want to. It will give you an edge.

And I will take every edge I can take! Thank you!

In my experience, certificates didn't help me. I have three of them and I wasn't able to get a job until I had someone refer me.

Sorry to hear that they didn’t help you as much as they should have.

Having certificates or any form of career development certificates is an advantage if you want to further your career and get ahead of others. The market is really tough right now and everyone is using their aces to be on top of the others. Competition is tight so you need to do the same.

The market is getting tighter so I agree with you on that front. It seems you have to have just as many accolades as the next candidate in order to get the role sadly (or know someone!!)

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